WWBA 2024 Program Series - Whitman’s Long Island: Then & Now - The Pine Barrens

It is imperative to save the last wild forest on Long Island. The Pine Barrens contain a unique ecosystem supporting the endangered Tiger salamander and provides a sanctuary for birds, owls and hawks. It contains kettle ponds formed by receding glaciers 16,000 years ago. The Aquifers provide our drinking water and face a multitude of dangers such as loss of natural land and increasing pollution.
Join our conversation to learn to safeguard this Long Island Treasure. Tom Casey will speak about the importance of the Pine Barrens. Tom is a board member of the Pine Barrens Society, an environmental advocacy group, and the Quogue Wildlife Refuge in Suffolk County. He’s been hiking in the Pine Barren for over 40 years. WWBA Trustee Mark Nuccio will read Whitman’s ecopoetry and essays. Singer-Songwriter Linda Sussman performs a musical environmental interlude.